Vashirdfel Simply A Masterpiece

Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

ThrillMessage There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.

Loui Blair It's a feast for the eyes. But what really makes this dramedy work is the acting.

parkerr86302 I wish to add my voice to the chorus of approval for JACK FROST. I have watched it many times, and love it each time.Not commented on much here is the villain, Kubla Kraus. A strange, mercurial villain for a children's show--a Russian cossack with a split personality (he talks to himself via a ventriloquist dummy) while being genuinely sinister. He is voiced by the inimitable Paul Frees.The show's finale, ending on a note of sadness, was also unusual for a children's holiday special. Rankin/Bass gave children credit for more intelligence than producers (and even some parents) do today. The only weakness is Buddy Hackett's Groundhog character; the rest is wonderfully entertaining.

K PL Names like January Junction, words like kopper kaputnik, ideas like ice money ... are the epitome of creativity and originality. Amazing that an animation can contain: COMEDY (how the peasants overcome their adversities is inspiring, but comical)…DRAMA (the evil Kubla Kraus and the tight grip he has on the peasants of January Junction)…LOVE STORY (all in the name of love, Jack did everything within and outside of his power for the love of Elisa...including surrendering his own mortality. Sadly, in the end he loses to fate and reverts to his former self as a winter spirit. Still, he tenderly brushes Elisa's cheek with a soft wintry kiss before soaring high, back to his Winter World among the clouds.

pajoma Among all the Rankin-Bass-Muller holiday treats, this one is an underappreciated gem. It's clearly not as well-known as several of the others, probably because it's only marginally a specifically Christmas story, is not associated with a popular Christmas carol, etc. However, in our family we like this one every bit as much as any of the others, if not more. The plot is more emotionally engrossing, the original songs are terrific, and there are some particularly appealing and fascinating characters developed. This story works successfully in different ways for different agegroups.

ashleejune I still cannot believe they do not play this movie on TV every year like they do Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. It is just as funny and even more beautiful. I love this movie to pieces and will treasure it forever.